The Mediator #2: Ninth Key

by Jenny Carroll and Meg Cabot

Book Overview

The Ninth Key is the second book in the thrilling, romantic Mediator series, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot. Everything is going great for Suze. Her new life in California is a whirlwind of parties and excellent hair days. Tad Beaumont, the hottest boy in town, has even asked Suze out on her very first date. Suze is so excited that she's willing to ignore her misgivings about Tad...particularly the fact...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060725125
• ISBN13: 9780060725129
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Harperteen
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

Jenny Carroll is THE BOMB!

Susannah Simon is not your average 16 year old girl, although she would very much like to be. That is because Suze is a mediator, a contact person for people who have died with unfinished business. Having left Brooklyn, New York (her home) to move to Carmel, California to live with her mother, her new step-dad, and those stupid boys also known as her step-brothers Suze hopes to make a fresh start by putting up the facade of being a normal teenager. However Suze is not to get her wish because as soon as she steps into her bedroom she meets Jesse. Jesse is a ghost. A very HOT ghost. To top it off accompaning Suze's new locker is Heather, a very pissed ghost who committed suicide over the Christmas break. Heather is hell bent on getting revenge on her ex-boyfriend. On the up-side though Suze makes friends (a very rare occurance for her) and finds a fellow mediator in her principal.This series is AWESOME! READ IT!!! Suze is hilarious...

A fantastic first instalment

Sixteen-year-old Susannah is a mediator, meaning that she can see and talk to ghosts who, for one reason or another, have not passed on to the next world. Having been plagued by these spirits for the past fourteen years, Suze had hoped that moving from New York City to a quiet town in Northern California would offer her a fresh start. However, the moment she steps into her new bedroom, Suze knows that that isn't going to happen, because she finds herself sharing her room with a 150-year-old ghost of a boy named Jesse. Not only that, but the first day of school brings more trouble: Susannah's locker comes accompanied by the ghost of a girl who killed herself and who is now out for revenge on her ex-boyfriend. Suze is determined to persuade the girl to pass on, but when it seems the usual methods aren't working, will more unconventional action be required?Shadowland, the first book in the series, is one I really recommend as an ideal book for any teens into fiction with a supernatural theme. I found it impossible to put down and can't wait to get started on the next instalment in the series. Definitely worth five stars.~Jenna~

Suze has a new challenge

When Suze is comfronted by a screaming ghost asking for her to find Red and tell her that he didn't kill her, she knows she has to act. SO when she finally finds a Red, named Red Beaumont, she shocked to find out that he's the father of the first guy she's even dated, Tad Beaumont. But as she continues into this case she finds herself involved in something much bigger. Is this what she was supposed to do? Or has she found herself involved in something a little too supernatural.Just like the last book in the series this book was entertaining and a great ghost story. Don't always go for the obvious answers, becasue you never know what to expect. This book is just as good as the last. Even though another book hasn't announced for the series I hope another one is at least in the works!

A wondeful continuation of this great new series.

High school sophomore Susannah Simon - Suze for short - is getting used to her new home in southern California following her mother's remarriage. It's a pain living in the same house as three annoying stepbrothers, but at least she's making friends at school and even has met a guy who seems interested in her. But as usual, her role as a mediator - a human who helps guide wayward spirits to their final resting place - gets in the way of her social life. One night, the ghost of a woman appears to Suze, begging her to tell "Red" that he wasn't responsible for her death. Suze does some asking around and comes to the conclusion that the woman means "Red" Beaumont - who, unfortunately, is the father of Suze's prospective boyfriend! Of course she's upset that the only guy who's ever asked her out may be the son of a murderer. But nothing can prepare Suze for the web of intrigue she uncovers, which includes a corrupt businessman, a string of disappearances, and possibly even a vampire! This entertaining teen series combines mystery, suspense, and humor for a great read. I'd reccomend this series to ages thirteen and up.

A great new series for teens.

Ever since she saw her first ghost at the age of two, Susannah Simon has been a mediator - in other words, a contact person between the living and the dead. It's her responsibility to help troubled spirits move on to the next world. And it's a responsibility she has always resented. At sixteen, Susannah just wants to be a normal teenage girl, worried about clothes and boys, not dead people. And now that her mom's remarried, she's had to leave New York City, the only home she's ever known, to move all the way to northern California. Her new stepdad's not too bad, but her three stepbrothers are a pain, and on the first day of school, she's confronted by the angry ghost of Heather, a girl who committed suicide over Christmas break. Susannah figures it won't be too hard to get Heather to move on - until it becomes clear that she's the most violent spirit Susannah has ever encountered. Heather won't rest until she gets revenge on her ex-boyfriend for breaking up with her. This is a great read for teens who enjoy supernatural-themed shows such as Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.